Alex Beam vs. Wade Miley — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wade Miley
MillenialLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wade Miley built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Beam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wade Miley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Wade Miley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Wade Miley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.4
52.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
97.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
4.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5272
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1757.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1783
9.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
7.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7519
38.51
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
4.38
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6775
34.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Wade Miley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5272
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1757.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Wade Miley

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
570
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
524.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
67.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
15.88
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.1
19.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
102.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
105.88
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
38.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.47
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
63.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.49
13.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
141.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
52.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Wade Miley
Career
Per 600 PA